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Knives and guns for your kids

This a great thread. My 6yr old has a large stash of knives and guns already from my late father. He's a decent shot with my old pellet gun and has tried the 10/22 a couple times. Started letting him work with sharp blades a couple months ago, did great learning techniques with a blunt one I made him. Probably let him carry dad,s Izula next time we hit the woods. He wants my BK7 though.
 
Bladite said:
eye dominance. what a myth. puny hoomons. it's the 21st century, learn to use all your tools. both eyes. left and right alone and together. both hands. learn to shoot without using your hands. pretend you are injured. shoot while doing handstands. get creative. it could save your life :)
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I agree (I think) and shoot non dominant quite a bit. However I have to close my non dominant eye when using a shoulder fired weapon while doing so. On the dozens of scouts and adults I have seen with eye dominancy issues...(and certainly with my daughter) you can't shoot right shouldered with both eyes open and hit the target precisely if you are left eye dominant. The left eye will take over and throw the shot off. Maybe others have different experience though.

Not sure how I can shoot without my hands though..........I can't get my shoes off to get bare feet without my hands?????
 
This is a cool post guys. I have 2 boys 9 and 18 months. The 9 year old has a 17HMR and for Xmas we got him a Rossi trifecta. Lets put it this way guys, this year at hunting camp we had a little friendly version of Top Shots. There where 16 people shooting, marines, 60 year old guys the works and $10 a pop to get into the comp. Well my son walked away with $160. You guys have no idea how excited and proud I was. I took second by the way and I didn't let him win, I was shooting like mad!!! :)
 
That rocks, man!

Pa_Slasher said:
This is a cool post guys. I have 2 boys 9 and 18 months. The 9 year old has a 17HMR and for Xmas we got him a Rossi trifecta. Lets put it this way guys, this year at hunting camp we had a little friendly version of Top Shots. There where 16 people shooting, marines, 60 year old guys the works and $10 a pop to get into the comp. Well my son walked away with $160. You guys have no idea how excited and proud I was. I took second by the way and I didn't let him win, I was shooting like mad!!! :)
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My Son (12) has handled guns since he was 5. He handles guns very safely. We are working on knife safety now. Almost brought a tear to my eye when he asked for .22 ammo and a scope and a shotgun instead of Xbox games :) Our outings usually end up at the range to shoot through a few hundred rounds. Start them early and watch them constantly, be there to solve mistakes before they happen.
 
I don't have any kids of my own, yet, but I do always look for new stuff for my nephew. He enjoys blue and green items, but I don't really think he cares about the color too much. I never wore eye or ear protection growing up shooting.. never had a problem, except the first shot out of a .30-06. That was a ringer for me.
 
This thread makes me wish my parents weren't such sheeple. Literally every knife I've ever owned outside of the kitchen variety I've had to get for myself. My parents would probably have disowned me if I'd gotten a gun before now. I've slowly but surely been educating them, and will be getting my first actual firearm soon. Hopefully that doesn't cost me my inheritance...
 
Moosez45 said:
YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. I HAVE HEARING PROBLEMS AS WELL.

:D

I agree that safety glasses and hearing protection is a MUST. But pellet rifles in the backyard isn't one of them. Thats my opinion.

When we switch to the single shot 22, she's got Rx Specs that she wears when she plays sports, and they are rated safety glasses.

Moose
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I've been hit by ricochets from .177 pellets, BBs and .38spls. Never from a .22.
It's gotta be hard to find that kind of gear to fit kids, though.

I don't mind shooting a .22 w/o ears out in the open, but ANYTHING under a roof is unpleasant, especially if it's supersonic or overbore.
 
Pa_Slasher said:
This is a cool post guys. I have 2 boys 9 and 18 months. The 9 year old has a 17HMR and for Xmas we got him a Rossi trifecta. Lets put it this way guys, this year at hunting camp we had a little friendly version of Top Shots. There where 16 people shooting, marines, 60 year old guys the works and $10 a pop to get into the comp. Well my son walked away with $160. You guys have no idea how excited and proud I was. I took second by the way and I didn't let him win, I was shooting like mad!!! :)
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What a proud moment that must have been for both of you!
 
Messer, my daughter is just under a week past 1yr right now. I find I'm constantly debating what to add to my daughter's future armory. She will no doubt inherit her ills man's stash of boomstick and steel. I also am honing my own skills at knifemaking and including my daughter. Here are my first pieces. My buddy Todd let me use his shop to try my hand at knife making. The green is mine before any doubt arises.

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Got me a 7yr old son. There's a Winchester 9422 in the safe for him and I am looking to p/u a Marlin model60. I picked up a bunch of subsonic .22 ammo to shoot in the backyard. I believe the worst thing you can do is hide firearms from children. If you have firearms in the house it is important to teach them the proper and safe way to handle them. Children are inquisitive by nature. Hiding firearms from them will only peak their interest even more. That's when they start snooping around Dad's stuff. Didn't we all do that to some degree when we were younger? The sooner they learn that firearms are not toys the better. Sorry for the sermon I just had a conversation with a friend who believes it is better to keep guns away from children.
 
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Messer, my daughter is just under a week past 1yr right now. I find I'm constantly debating what to add to my daughter's future armory. She will no doubt inherit her ills man's stash of boomstick and steel. I also am honing my own skills at knifemaking and including my daughter. Here are my first pieces. My buddy Todd let me use his shop to try my hand at knife making. The green is mine before any doubt arises.

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Those are some really nice knives!
 
My son last year at 4. Shooting Airguns...
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With his BK11&9. Just holding them for pic purposes. Can't have these for awhile.........
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Well, I just picked up a Remington 514 (youth model 22s/lr) for my 6 year old son. Now I've got to figure out how to present it to him in a way that he doesn't have to wait forever to be able to use it!
 
This is my 5 year old nephew with my bk10
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He thought that was the coolest thing ever :) not quite his size though ;)
 
mrn8 said:
Well, I just picked up a Remington 514 (youth model 22s/lr) for my 6 year old son. Now I've got to figure out how to present it to him in a way that he doesn't have to wait forever to be able to use it!
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Might I recommend fun shooting days with him when you both only shoot from a bench and he does almost all shooting. That's what I did with my daughters and they started when they were 5-6 and they loved shooting stationary clay birds hanging on cardboard.
 
Thanks messer454. I was hoping to take him out to a friend's farm once it warms up a little bit. I'm also planning on having plenty of ammo and "reactive" targets for him, since hitting paper would cause a lot of running back and forth. I like the idea of clays on cardboard. I was really thinking water-filled bottles / soda cans, but having a good variety will by fun for him. The hard part, for me, is going to be waiting to give it to him. I know once he knows he has it, he'll want to go out and use it right away.

He's been taught the Eddie Eagle (NRA) stuff about if he sees / finds a gun, "Stop, Don't Touch, Leave the Area, tell and adult". He also knows that if he wants to see or touch my guns, just ask. To him, guns and knives are just a part of life and there's no reason for him to go exploring for them on his own. He's my helper when I strip and clean the guns, so hands on and pointed in a safe direction is also something he's well aware of.
 
mrn8 said:
Thanks messer454. I was hoping to take him out to a friend's farm once it warms up a little bit. I'm also planning on having plenty of ammo and "reactive" targets for him, since hitting paper would cause a lot of running back and forth. I like the idea of clays on cardboard. I was really thinking water-filled bottles / soda cans, but having a good variety will by fun for him. The hard part, for me, is going to be waiting to give it to him. I know once he knows he has it, he'll want to go out and use it right away.

He's been taught the Eddie Eagle (NRA) stuff about if he sees / finds a gun, "Stop, Don't Touch, Leave the Area, tell and adult". He also knows that if he wants to see or touch my guns, just ask. To him, guns and knives are just a part of life and there's no reason for him to go exploring for them on his own. He's my helper when I strip and clean the guns, so hands on and pointed in a safe direction is also something he's well aware of.
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Sounds like the way my girls were raised. I teach Eddie Eagle to about 300 kids a year. Glad your son had it, was it at school?
 
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